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The 80-acre living museum features original buildings from Wright brothers, Edison, and will soon add MLK's Selma planning ...
There are two things that Donald Trump wants — a Nobel Peace Prize and to be carved into Mount Rushmore, the iconic site ...
Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...
Juneteenth marks the jubilant day in 1865 when many of the more than 250,000 people who were enslaved in Texas finally learned they were legally free. This deliberately delayed news was delivered by ...
Stories from the 1800s are still being told in Our Town Mount Pleasant. “We could put it all in context and be storytellers ...
I made a decision that enriched the lives of four elderly Idaho lawyers. I invited Tony Park to join a weekly lunch trio at Eddie’s Restaurant ...
President Lee Jae Myung has emphasized science and technology as the prime engine of real national growth. But rhetoric must ...
If you want to explore attractions in Illinois that are not in the Windy City, we've got some spectacular gems for you. You won't be disappointed.
A pair of leather gloves worn by President Abraham Lincoln to Ford’s Theater on the night of his assassination fetched $1.5 million at auction this week, part of a trove of relics from his life ...
The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The collection’s original owner is “appalled.” ...
Items being sold by the Freeman’s/Hindman auction house include the first-known example of Lincoln’s handwriting from 1824, an item appraised as high as $400,000.
VISIT The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is open from 9am to 5pm daily, except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. See presidentlincoln.illinois.gov MORE ...